1970 (Housing)

The first 13 questions on the 1970 census housing questionnaire were asked of all households. The rest were asked of either a 5 or 15 percent sample, with some overlap. As with previous housing questionnaires, most questions had only a list of items for the respondent to choose from; these items are listed where relevant. The 1970 census of housing collected the following information, listed by question number:

The following questions were asked of all households

How many living quarters, occupied or vacant, are at this address?

Is there a telephone on which people in your living quarters can be called? If so, what is that number?

Do you enter your living quarters-

Directly from the outside or through a common or public hall?

Through someone else's living quarters

Do you have complete (a sink with piped water, a range or cook stove, and a refrigerator) kitchen facilities?

Yes, for this household only

Yes, but also used by another household

No complete kitchen for this household

How many rooms do you have in your living quarters, not counting bathrooms?

Is there hot and cold piped water in this building?

Yes, hot and cold piped water in this building

No, only cold piped water in this building

No piped water in this building

Do you have a flush toilet?

Yes, for this household only

Yes, but also used by another household

No flush toilet for this household

Do you have a bathtub or shower?

Yes, for this household only

Yes, but also used by another household

No bathtub or shower

Is there a basement in this building?

Yes

No, built on a concrete slab

No, built in another way (Including mobile homes and trailers)

Are your living quarters-

Owned or being bought by you or someone else in this household?

A cooperative or condominium which is owned or bought by you or someone else in this household?

Rented for cash rent

Occupied without the payment of cash rent

Is this building a one family house?

Yes

No, a building for 2 or more families or a mobile home or trailer

If yes, is this house on a place of 10 acres or more, or is any part of this property used as a commercial establishment or office?

If you live in a one family house which you own or are buying- What is the value of this property? That is, how much do you think this property (house and lot) would sell for if it were for sale?

If you pay rent...

What is the monthly rent?

If rent is not paid by the month, what is the rent and what period of time does it cover?

The following questions were asked of a sample of respondents

If paying rent, in addition to the rent you listed in question 12, do you also pay for...

Electricity?

Yes, the average monthly cost is...

No, included in the rent

No, electricity is not used

Gas?

Yes, the average monthly cost is...

No, included in the rent

No, gas is not used

Water?

Yes, the average monthly cost is...

No, included in the rent

No, water is not used

Oil, coal, kerosene, wood, etc?

Yes, the average monthly cost is...

No, included in the rent

No, these fuels not used

How are your living quarters heated?

Steam or hot water system

Central warm air furnace with ducts to individual rooms, or central heat pump

Built-in electric units

Floor, wall, or pipeless furnace

Room heaters with flue or vent, burning gas, oil or kerosene

Room heaters without flue or vent, burning gas, oil or kerosene

Fireplaces, stoves, or portable room heaters of any kind

Other

None, unit has no heating equipment

About when was this building originally built?

Which best describes this building?

A one-family house detached from any other house

A one-family house attached to one or more houses

A building for 2 families

A building for 3 or 4 families

A building for 5 to 9 families

A building for 10 to 19 families

A building for 20 to 49 families

A building for 50 or more families

A mobile home or trailer

Other

Is this building...

On a city or suburban lot

On a place of less than 10 acres

On a place of 10 acres or more

Last year, how much did sales of crops and livestock and other farm products amount to?

Do you get water from-

A public system

An individual well

Some other source

Is the building connected to a public sewer?

Yes, connected to a public sewer

No, connected to a septic tank or cesspool

No, use other means

How many bathrooms (partial and complete) do you have?

Do you have air conditioning?

yes, 1 individual room unit

yes, 2 or more individual room units

Yes, a central air-conditioning system

No

How many passenger automobiles are owned or regularly used by members of your household?

None

1 automobile

2 automobiles

3 automobiles or more

How many stories (floors) in this building?

If more than four stories, does the building have an elevator?

Which fuel is used for cooking?

Gas from underground pipes serving the neighborhood

Gas from bottles, tank, or LP

Electricity

Fuel, kerosene, etc.

Coal or coke

Wood

Other fuel

No fuel used

Which fuel is used most for house heating?

Gas from underground pipes serving the neighborhood

Gas from bottles, tank, or LP

Electricity

Fuel, kerosene, etc.

Coal or coke

Wood

Other fuel

No fuel used

Which fuel is used most for water heating?

Gas from underground pipes serving the neighborhood

Gas from bottles, tank, or LP

Electricity

Fuel, kerosene, etc.

Coal or coke

Wood

Other fuel

No fuel used

How many bedrooms do you have?

Do you have a clothes washing machine?

Yes, automatic or semi-automatic

Yes, wringer or separate spinner

No

Do you have a clothes dryer?

Yes, electrically heated

Yes, gas heated

No

Do you have a dishwasher?

Do you have a home food freezer which is separate from your refrigerator?

Do you have a television set?

Yes, one set

Yes, two or mores sets

No

If yes- is any set equipped to receive UHF broadcasts, that is, channels 14 through 83?

Do you have a battery-operated radio?

Do you (or any member of your family) own a second home or other living quarters which you occupy sometime during the year?